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Is Asda Prawn Crackers ultra-processed?

Prawn crackers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Prawn Crackers

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed prawn crackers

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Tapioca Starch, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Prawns (Metapenaeus monoceros), Sugar, Sea Salt, Egg, se ingredients in bold, Not suitable for fish allergy sufferers, May also contain traces of sesan e seeds, flavours, hydrogenated fat, As a guide, we recommend this product provides (NUTRITION Typical values Energy Per)

As written on the pack

Tapioca Starch, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Prawns (Metapenaeus monoceros) (Crustacean) (23%), Sugar, Sea Salt, Egg. Allergy Advice! for allergens, se ingredients in bold. Not suitable for fish allergy sufferers. May also contain traces of sesan e seeds. NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS, FLAVOURS OR HYDROGENATED FAT. As a guide, we recommend this product provides: NUTRITION Typical values Energy Per 100g

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Hydrogenated fat An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 9 prawn crackers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 44% of the prawn crackers here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 9 prawn crackers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781659167, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.